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The final journey: A terminally ill cancer patient’s nearly 2-year trek down the Mississippi River

The final journey: A terminally ill cancer patient’s nearly 2-year trek down the Mississippi River

Facebook/Kelly Phillips(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Kelly Phillips was going to die. That much was certain. The question was when. As the terminally ill cancer patient lay in bed, contemplating the few short months his doctors said he had left, he knew that this business of dying would not take place in […]

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Navy’s newest destroyer named after Medal of Honor recipient and former Navy SEAL

Navy’s newest destroyer named after Medal of Honor recipient and former Navy SEAL

U.S. Navy(SAN DIEGO) — The Navy will commission its newest destroyer on Saturday, named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor. The Navy SEAL was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President George W. Bush in 2008 for his actions in Ramadi, […]

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Rescued 3-year-old endured heavy rain, freezing temperatures alone in the woods: ‘He’s a survivor’

Rescued 3-year-old endured heavy rain, freezing temperatures alone in the woods: ‘He’s a survivor’

Twitter/@mmooreofficial(NEW BERN, N.C.) — A 3-year-old boy found alive two days he went missing was “meant to survive” as he endured heavy rains and cold temperatures by himself in the woods, the local sheriff said. “What he survived out there — temperatures in the 20s, low 20s, the rain, the […]

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St. Louis police officer charged with killing fellow cop in Russian roulette-style shooting

St. Louis police officer charged with killing fellow cop in Russian roulette-style shooting

iStock/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS) — A St. Louis police officer has been charged with killing a fellow officer after a Russian roulette-style game went horribly wrong. Nathaniel Hendren, 29, was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action, according to Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and a probable cause statement. Hendren, who […]

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Student dies, another critically injured as bus collides with train in Texas

Student dies, another critically injured as bus collides with train in Texas

WFAA(ATHENS, Texas) — A 13-year-old middle school student is dead after a train plowed into a bus at a crossing with no warning lights or gates in a small town in east Texas. The accident happened at approximately 4 p.m. in Athens, about 70 miles southeast of Dallas, as the […]

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Brooklyn man to pocket more than $114M, winning second-largest jackpot in state lottery history

Brooklyn man to pocket more than $114M, winning second-largest jackpot in state lottery history

WABC(NEW YORK) — A Brooklyn man is nearly $300 million richer than he was a month ago after winning the Powerball drawing. David Johnson, a 56-year-old truck driver, was presented on Friday with a check for $298.3 million by the New York Lottery, making him the winner of the second-largest […]

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27-year-old suspected of killing 4 people is on the run in Georgia: Officials

27-year-old suspected of killing 4 people is on the run in Georgia: Officials

Georgia Bureau Of Investigation(ROCKMART, Georgia) — A massive manhunt is underway for a 27-year-old man suspected of killing four people in Georgia Thursday night, authorities said. Four murder arrest warrants have been issued for Daylon Delon Gamble, who is still at large and considered armed and dangerous, the Georgia Bureau […]

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FBI arrests ‘Traveling Bandit’ wanted for allegedly robbing 7 banks in 6 states

FBI arrests ‘Traveling Bandit’ wanted for allegedly robbing 7 banks in 6 states

FBI(FRUITA, Colorado) — The FBI has arrested a man who allegedly robbed seven banks in six different states in less than a month. According to a tweet from FBI Louisville, 49-year-old Jason Lee Robinson of Pikeville, Kentucky, was arrested Thursday without incident in Fruita, Colorado. Robinson was nicknamed the “Traveling […]

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Parents of Utah track star killed by her ex say the tragedy was preventable

Parents of Utah track star killed by her ex say the tragedy was preventable

(COURTESY: McClusky Family) Lauren McCluskey, a Utah track star who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, is pictured here. Courtesy McCluskey Family Lauren McCluskey, a Utah track star who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, is pictured here.(SALT LAKE CITY) — The parents of the Utah track star who was shot and […]

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Flights delayed in New York and Florida due to air traffic control absences, ground stop at LaGuardia Airport: FAA

Flights delayed in New York and Florida due to air traffic control absences, ground stop at LaGuardia Airport: FAA

Jevgenij Kulikov/iStock(NEW YORK) — A ground stop at LaGuardia Airport and widespread flight delays in New York and Florida airports Friday were due to air traffic controller absences, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The current slowdown in the airspace over Florida and New York is due to staffing shortages in […]

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